Uzbekistan

Since the 1990s, the OECD has supported countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA) to reconcile their environment and economic goals thus addressing the heavy environmental legacy of the Soviet model of development. This support has been provided within the framework of the Task Force for the Implementation of the Environmental Action Programme (the EAP Task Force). Ministers attending the 8th “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference (2016) decided to change its name to the GREEN Action Programme and invited the OECD to continue facilitate policy reforms in the EECCA region. Read more on the Programme's mission.